Man charged, accused of beating up teen

Published: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 5:16 p.m.

OCALA -- A man accused of beating up a juvenile during an argument between the two late Friday night was taken into custody by an Ocala Police Department officer and charged with two counts of child abuse, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary, according to officials.

The juvenile told Officer Jared Forsyth that he was visiting the suspect at Southwest Seventh Place when they began arguing. The teenager said the man, later identified as Cory D. Davis, 23, punched him in the face multiple times and the juvenile fell on the ground.

The teen said that, while he was on the ground, Davis continued punching and kicking him. The minor said that, while on the ground, he saw a knife on the ground and used it to stab Davis in the leg in an attempt to get Davis to stop hitting him.

The officer went to Davis' residence and Davis denied assaulting anyone. The officer said he did observe a deep laceration on Davis' inner left thigh. Denying medical treatment, Davis told the officer he had cut his leg when he fell down.

Officer Forsyth returned to where he had interviewed the teen, and a a woman there told Forsyth that, as Davis was hitting the teen, she laid on top of the victim to protect him and that she was struck in the back of the head by Davis.

The woman said a neighbor had to pull Davis from her and the teen twice.

A second woman said she took the juvenile into her house and an upset Davis, who was armed with a knife, tried to enter the residence, but she was able to close the door.

The woman said Davis reached through a broken window, which was near the door and attempted to stab her with a knife. The woman said Davis managed to cut her with the knife.

The officer returned to Davis' residence to re-interview him. There, he told the officer the teen had hit him, so he defended himself. He said the teen stabbed him in the leg. He denied taking a knife to a woman's home.

Davis, the officer noted, was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center for treatment and then transported to the Marion County Jail early Saturday morning.

<p>OCALA -- A man accused of beating up a juvenile during an argument between the two late Friday night was taken into custody by an Ocala Police Department officer and charged with two counts of child abuse, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary, according to officials.</p><p>The juvenile told Officer Jared Forsyth that he was visiting the suspect at Southwest Seventh Place when they began arguing. The teenager said the man, later identified as Cory D. Davis, 23, punched him in the face multiple times and the juvenile fell on the ground.</p><p>The teen said that, while he was on the ground, Davis continued punching and kicking him. The minor said that, while on the ground, he saw a knife on the ground and used it to stab Davis in the leg in an attempt to get Davis to stop hitting him.</p><p>The officer went to Davis' residence and Davis denied assaulting anyone. The officer said he did observe a deep laceration on Davis' inner left thigh. Denying medical treatment, Davis told the officer he had cut his leg when he fell down.</p><p>Officer Forsyth returned to where he had interviewed the teen, and a a woman there told Forsyth that, as Davis was hitting the teen, she laid on top of the victim to protect him and that she was struck in the back of the head by Davis.</p><p>The woman said a neighbor had to pull Davis from her and the teen twice.</p><p>A second woman said she took the juvenile into her house and an upset Davis, who was armed with a knife, tried to enter the residence, but she was able to close the door.</p><p>The woman said Davis reached through a broken window, which was near the door and attempted to stab her with a knife. The woman said Davis managed to cut her with the knife.</p><p>The officer returned to Davis' residence to re-interview him. There, he told the officer the teen had hit him, so he defended himself. He said the teen stabbed him in the leg. He denied taking a knife to a woman's home.</p><p>Davis, the officer noted, was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center for treatment and then transported to the Marion County Jail early Saturday morning.</p>